Abstract: A hand portable finishing machine apparatus including an open-ended housing member sized to be manually portable from one location to another, the housing having a power means disposed therein mechanically linked to a finishing block support table releasably supporting a finishing block thereon, the table being moveable in a preselected orbital path relative the housing for finishing an article on the finishing block.

Abstract: An apparatus for loosening threaded caps assembled to upper ends of containers is disclosed as including a de-capping assembly for circumferentially engaging and loosening a threaded cap from an associated container. The de-capping assembly is capable of being automatically adjustably pre-positioned relative to threaded caps of different diameter assembled to associated containers. In conjunction with the de-capping assembly, an elevator assembly may also be used for vertically and horizontally aligning a threaded cap mounted container relative to the de-capping assembly. A method is also disclosed for adjustably and circumferentially gripping threaded caps of different diameter assembled to associated containers and imparting circumferential loosening forces to such threaded caps assembled to associated containers while retaining the circumferential gripping force.